Soft Baked Blush
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Essence Soft Baked Blush in Cocoa Glaze gives a rosy glow that melts into bronzer and lasts all day, according to Emily Noel. Andréa Matillano finds the formula more intense and glittery than the original, calling it a "blush highlighter hybrid" that feels cheap and is very fragile. It's the least expensive baked option and can multitask on eyes, but the metallic, glittery finish may not suit everyone.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
Variant: Cocoa Glaze
- “I love this shade called Cocoa Glaze. See how that's going to give us blushy color, but also some glow just built right in”9:19–9:29
- “And it's so pretty. Kind of melting in with your bronzer as well”9:48–9:59
- “Oh, it's so good. I'm so pleased with the way this complexion turned out because I feel covered. I don't feel weighty and I know it's going to wear a long time”10:04–10:08
- Source: All drugstore wedding guest makeup look - Jun 16, 2026
Variant: Cocoa Glaze
- “They are getting into that baked blush game and they're doing an amazing job with this shade called Cocoa Glaze”
- “She's really pretty and she gives kind of an unexpected rosy glow to the cheeks”
- “Laura Geller, you got to be taking note. Essence is coming”
- “It's a pretty multitasker, too. I've talked about that in other videos using on the eyes”
- “It's definitely your least expensive baked option”
- Source: Elite drugstore makeup GRWM that looks more expensive - May 9, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
- “This formula is much more intense”
- “These are very very fragile”
- “These are much more metallic and they're very very glittery”12:57–13:04
- “These are more of what I would consider to be like a blush highlighter hybrid rather than like a typical baked blush”13:15–13:18
- “In my opinion they're just like a downgrade because that original formula was so beautiful”14:04–14:08
- “This one just feels and looks like a little bit cheap on the skin to me personally”14:14–14:20
- Source: Worst makeup of 2026 - Apr 29, 2026
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 3.6 / 5 from 3 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with shimmer (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- blush
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
- Cocoa Glaze
- Key ingredients
- Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Diisostearyl Malate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Squalane, Tin Oxide
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